Avalanche take down Stars, force Game 7 of first-round series

Denver – Nathan Mackinnon Got credit for a go-ohead goal with 10:56 Remaining after the puck bounced off the shortder of a dallas player, and the Colorado Avalanche staved off elimination by being the Stars 7-4 in game 6 on Thursday Night.

The first-round playoff series heads to dallas for game 7 on Saturday.

On the winning goal, mackinnon sent a pass in Traffic in Front of the net that SAM steel Tried to clear. But it hit the shortder of Colin Blackwell And Caromed Toward The Net. Goaltender Jake oettinger Coughn is corral the fluttering puck with his glove.

Valeri Nichushkin Scored twice, including the tying tally with 13:58 remaining, for colorado. Arturi Lehkonen And Martin Necas Also added goals, which Josh manson And Cale makar Scored Into an Empty Net.

Makar, Mackinnon, Brock nelson And captain Gabriel Landeskog Each added Two Assists. Mackenzie blackwood Made 22 saves to send the first-round playoff series back to dallas.

Stars Coach Pete Deboer is 8-0 All-Time in Game 7s, when the avalanche have left the last six times they’ve be in a decisive seventh game of a series.

Colorado avoided its season ends at the hands of dallas in a game 6 at home for a second straight post. Stars forward and former avalanche player Matt duchene Ended the second-round series a year ago in doubles overtime.

Trailing 2-0, The Stars Erupted with a Four-Goal Second Period Led by Rooope hintz And Mikko Rantanen. Hintz had Two Goals and Two Assists, while rantanen added a goal and three associations Against His Former Team. The finnish standards are the first pair of tumors in League History to Each Record Four Points in a Playoff Period, According to Nhl Stats.

Mikael GranlundAnother Finnish Player, also scored in the pivotal period. OetTinger turned back 41 shots on a night the avalanche outshot the stars by a 48-26 margin.

There was a scary moment in the second period when stars defenseman Lian Bichselsel Lost an edge and slid in the boat with Jack drury On his back. Bichsel stayed down for a moment before being helped to the bench. Bichsel returned in the Third Period.